Wandering Through Wan Chai
Today, the district finds itself being given a new breath of life, with urban renewal projects sprouting up to reconstruct the urban decay that the district has been facing. Wan Chai has hence become an enticing symphony of the old and the new. Hong Kong’s well-connected transport system makes navigation fairly easy. This includes a comprehensive MTR (Mass Transit Railway) network, taxis that are easy to hail, as well as the quaint Hong Kong Tramways.
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